Our British neighbors, already busy consuming Christmas pudding, are also keen to be ever more discreet on the ground during their military operations.
As a result, the Sur-Ron Firefly, halfway between motorcycle and electric bike, seems suitable to meet the aspirations of the English armed forces.
Silence in the service of His Majesty
Discretion is good, and many armies over the centuries have understood this well. And the more modern the material, the more one of the major issues concerning it is acoustics. Thus, it is in France that the 16e British Air Force brigade is currently experimenting with the Sur-Ron Firefly, an electric motorcycle capable of developing a power of 6 kW and reaching speeds between 65 and 72 km / h.
Even more practical, their electric motor coupled to carbon chains allow them to be particularly discreet in the field. Especially since these motorcycles have another advantage, that of leaving few traces on the ground. Finally, and it is also very useful, with only 47 kg on the scale, the Fireflies are quite easy to transport.
As Captain Dan Lauder explains to Electrek, ” one of the main reasons we are interested in the use of motorcycles is the need for air portability and, in particular, air drop. The advantage of such a small vehicle is that it can be mounted in the back of helicopters; you can ride it from a helicopter; you could have several in the back of an airplane, and then also, potentially, you could drop them from the back of an airplane via a parachute. »What to make the British army more efficient?
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Source: Electrek
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